Advice for the New Toddler Mommy – Meredith from The Tichenor Family Blog

For the fifth and final day of the Advice for the New Toddler Mommy series, I’ve got Meredith from The Tichenor Family Blog guest posting today! Meredith has 3 of the cutest little boys…and if we could go on and arrange that marriage Meredith, that would be good. 🙂 Not only are these boys precious, but I know they are going to turn into fabulous young men with Meredith as a mommy!

happiness. Turn dinnertime into something you do together. Celebrate Daddy just because

you love him, not because it’s his birthday. Laugh! Be Silly! Make a mess! Say little prayers

together throughout your day. Random acts of kindness make everyone feel good.

I love teaching my boys to give without receiving and to make someones day with a simple gesture

or act of kindness. They are never too young to start learning these valuable life lessons.

Allow her to have grumpy moments, bad days, cry a little… we ALL have off days and it’s perfectly

normal not to always have a smile on our faces. As long as she’s respectful and considerate of those

around her… I try to remember that I don’t always want to smile, have a chat, or sit and eat with friends.

Sometimes I need “me time,” to be quiet, or to work through my funk, or to rest. Little kiddos need that time and space too. They are learning SO much everyday. Their little lives can be overwhelming too.

Be encouraging! My oldest son is five years old and HE IS A CHATTER.

He could talk you up on side and down the other. I read something not too long ago that really

struck a chord with me… it said, “Listen earnestly to anything your children want to tell you,

no matter what. If you don’t listen eagerly to the little stuff when they are little, they won’t tell you

the big stuff when they are big. Because to them, all of it has always been big stuff.” WHOA!

Talk about a game changer for me as Mom. As your little one starts to find her voice and want to

know “what’s this” and “why that?” seize those moments to fill her curious mind with new things.

Listen to her tales and her imagination running wild. It matters so much more than we think.

And last but not least… if you don’t listen to anything that I said because, afterall,

I’m the mom with confetti eggs being smashed while she gets dressed…

then listen to the always on point and always fabulous Jen Hatmaker…

You will never have this day with your children again.Today is a gift.Breathe and notice.Study their little faces and feet.Relish the charms of the present.Enjoy today mama, it will be gone before you know it.

Thanks for having me Leslie. I know you and Emma Ramey are going to ROCK toddlerhood!

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Thank you so, so much for the sweet words Meredith! You can see Meredith’s blog here.

I was absolutely honored that this amazing set of women were willing to guest post on my blog this week! I absolutely loved each and every piece of advice they gave me…I hope you did too! If you missed a post and would like to see the series again, click here.

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